Crosby

Crosby boasts an impressive marine lake and several miles of sandy shores, which is home to Anthony Gormley's art installation Another Place - 100 life-sized iron men looking out to sea. Notable Crosby natives include Kenny Everett, Cherie Blair and J.Bruce Ismay who was chairman of the White Star Line at the time of Titanic's sinking.

Check out the latest news and results from the Merseyside snooker scene including: the Mersey Masters, the Ormskirk League abd the CMS League. This week Baize Watch includes a Snooker Memory from 1995/96.

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Well it's goodnight from me folks. Thanks for sticking around this evening. My colleague Micheal will be keeping you updated until 11pm tonight. Don't forget the breaking news team will be here from 6.30am tomorrow for all the latest news, traffic and travel. Sleep tight!

Officers were called out to Southport hospital this evening to reports that a man had been trying to light a cigarette inside the hospital and became agitated after he was ejected from the building. Read the full story here.

It's always nice when I can share a bit of good news. Eight buildings - including St John Boscoe Arts College - on Merseyside have been shortlisted for the prestigious RIBA North West awards (Royal Institute of British Architecture).

Sad to see that former X Factor star and Liverpool singer Rebecca Ferguson has closed her Childwall beauty salon. It's always disappointing to see a local business close. Rebecca is concentrating on her already successful singing career and her family and we all wish her well in that.

You can't beat a good rumour mill story. This one by ECHO reporter Jade Wright reveals how Facebook and Twitter have been filled with rumours after Ringo Starr reportedly 'revealed' the real Paul McCartney died in 1966.

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Alastair Machray was appointed editor of The Liverpool Echo in 2005 and is also editor-in-chief of Trinity Mirror Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. He is a former editor of The Daily Post (Wales and England) and editor-in-chief of the company's Welsh operations. Married dad-of-two and keen golfer Alastair is one of the longest-serving newspaper editors in the country. His titles have won numerous awards and spearheaded numerous successful campaigns.